True20 system released by itself
Michael Tree
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You can't change skills, but the Skill Training feat gives you two new skills.Baumi said:
If you look at the starting feats, you'll notice that there are benefits to taking your first level in each role. If you take your 1st level as Warrior, you get 5 feats instead of 4 (heavy armor, light armor, weapon knowledge, and two more). If you start with 1st level adept, you can start with 4 supernatural feats, which can be very potent. If you start with expert, you gain 4 more skills, which is essentially equivalent to two feats. However, if you take 1st level in adept or warrior, and then multi-role into expert, you gain 2 skills automatically, making the 1st level expert bonus equivalent to only 1 bonus feat, the same as starting as a warrior.
Nomad4life
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Just got the download- I’ve been waiting for a separate release of True20 since I first got BR. Sure, the system works well in a fantasy setting- but I’ve always believed that the same system would also be perfect for modern and even sci-fi settings.
It does seem like there are a few nit-picky minor things that could use more editing in the PDF, but overall, this is just what I’ve been dreaming about. Now I can get to work finishing my True20 modern/horror setting… If only I could figure out how a “sanity save” would work!![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
It does seem like there are a few nit-picky minor things that could use more editing in the PDF, but overall, this is just what I’ve been dreaming about. Now I can get to work finishing my True20 modern/horror setting… If only I could figure out how a “sanity save” would work!
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Matrix Sorcica
Hero
Nomad4life said:If only I could figure out how a “sanity save” would work!
Check out the sanity rules from Grim Tales. They are available as a cheap pdf from rpgnow, I think. But do yourself a favor and buy the whole of Grim Tales. It's that great.
Michael Tree
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Unless I'm reading it wrong, you still keep your total class-based defense bonus in armor. Armor only limits your "dodge bonus", which consists of your Dex bonus and bonuses from a few feats. It doesn't affect your class defense bonus. It also doesn't affect your parry bonus, which may be used more often for heavily armored melee warriors, because it relies on Str not Dex.Sorcica said:
Matrix Sorcica
Hero
Grazzt said:
Thanks to both of you. Puts my fears at rest.
carpedavid
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Sorcica said:
The reason that you'd want to wear armor is that the Toughness save no longer improves by class level. Armor, and a couple of feats, are the only way to beef that up.
Keep in mind, too, that Defense now improves at the same rate as your "BAB," so having a super-high defense isn't as impressive as it looks initially.
